Audit and self-assessment in quality management: Comparison and compatibility

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 366-377

  Karapetrovic, Stanislav ^a   Willborn, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audit; ISO 9000; Performance management; Quality; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986136006     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900110395505     Document Type: Review

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